2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Research assistants. Gross monthly salary, distribution against distribution.

Data released SCB lönestruktur 2025 SCB · SSYK 2012 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
40k50k PRIVATE SECTOR 43 500 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 43 600 kr
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Public sector against Private sector.

Private sectorPublic sectorΔ
10th percentile40 500 kr37 000 kr−8.6%
25th percentile41 500 kr39 000 kr−6.0%
Median43 500 kr43 600 kr+0.2%
75th percentile50 000 kr46 600 kr−6.8%
90th percentile54 600 kr50 700 kr−7.1%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Research assistants in Sweden

Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), open data.